F16F 9/44
Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment
Official title: Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction (F16F9/53, {F16F13/26} take precedence; temperature correction only F16F9/52)
F16F9/44 (Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment) appears on 1,561 US grants and 1,268 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2003 | 23 | 27 |
| 2004 | 16 | 24 |
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| 2023 | 67 | 68 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 |
| 2025 | 64 | 49 |
| 2026 | 31 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Adaptive damping nonlinear spring-variable damping system and mobile platform system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,439 B2South China University of Technology
- Solenoid, solenoid valve, and suspension device25 Aug 2026US 12,716,517 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- External bypass apparatus for vehicle shock absorbers18 Aug 2026US 12,709,130 B2Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc.
- Device for controlling fluid flow in a shock assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,710,084 B2Fox Factory, Inc.
- Vibration damper, motor vehicle and method for filling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309202 A1thyssenkrupp AG
- Damping force adjusting device and shock absorbing device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243327 A1Astemo, Ltd.
- Switched reservoir connection13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235185 A1öHlins Group AB
- Solenoid actuator and solenoid valve13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235224 A1Astemo, Ltd.
- External bypass apparatus for vehicle shock absorbers30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217082 A1Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bicycle fork cartridge assembly255US 6,592,136 B2Fox Factory, Inc. · 2003
- Damper with pressure-sensitive compression damping255US 7,374,028 B2Fox Factory, Inc. · 2008
- Automotive suspension system with variable damping characteristics219US 4,696,489 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1987
- Damping adjuster for shock absorber218US 6,360,857 B1Fox Factory, Inc. · 2002
- Computer controlled hydraulic resistance device for a prosthesis and other apparatus206US 5,888,212 AMauch, Inc. · 1999